Coloradans who are interested in donating a kidney but concerned it would leave them unable to help if a family member got sick later have an option to get a “voucher” to shorten a loved one’s wait if they need a transplant in the future.
People who donate a kidney while still alive long have been prioritized for transplants, should they ever need one. The voucher system giving priority to up to five loved ones is newer and not as well known, though, and not every transplant center offers the option.
“I was already missing one part, so what’s one more?” Tyler Coleman joked, referring to a previous lower leg amputation. Transplants from living donors generally produce better results, because there’s time to do extensive planning and testing, Wiseman said. Not everyone has a relative with a compatible blood type who is healthy enough to donate and willing to do so, though.
The voucher essentially gives a person credit for four years spent on the waiting list, Wiseman said. In Colorado, wait times for a deceased donor’s kidney can range from two to four years for people with blood type AB, and six to seven years for people with blood type O.
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